fleece
🇺🇸
/fliːs/
🇬🇧
/fliːs/
noun
R
The soft, thick wool that covers a sheep, or the wool that is removed from the sheep.
The farmer carefully removed the fleece from the sheep.
R
A soft, warm fabric that feels like sheep's wool; a jacket or sweatshirt made from this fabric.
She wore a fleece jacket to keep warm in the cold weather.
verb
R
To take a lot of money from someone by charging too much.
The unscrupulous salesman tried to fleece the customer with an inflated price.
translation
The soft, thick wool that covers a sheep, or the wool that is removed from the sheep.; A soft, warm fabric that feels like sheep's wool; a jacket or sweatshirt made from this fabric.
To take a lot of money from someone by charging too much.
Word Forms
3rd Present
fleeces
Past
fleeced
Perfect
fleeced
Progressive
fleecing
Plural
fleeces